Requisition No: 876848

Agency: Public Service Commission



Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 61000209

Salary: $85,000 - $100,000

Posting Closing Date: 09/30/2026

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Senior Attorney

Florida Public Service Commission

Office of General Counsel

SES - Open Competitive

Tallahassee, FL

Application Deadline: Continuous

$85,000 - $100,000

Description of Job Duties:

This Senior Attorney position will work in the Appeals, Rules and Ethics Section of the Office of the General Counsel. The focus of the position is estimated at 60% administrative rulemaking and 40% appellate work. Minimum of 5 to 8 years of combined experience in these areas is ideal. Commission appeals are generally before the First District Court of Appeal or the Florida Supreme Court. Hiring salary is flexible and competitive with other state agencies, commensurate with level of experience. In particular, the ideal candidate will have:

• A career focus on administrative law.
• Significant experience with Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, particularly agency rulemaking.
• Appellate law experience in the public or private sector or judicial clerkship experience with significant exposure to administrative appeals.
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Appellate brief writing experience or exposure to appellate briefs (i.e., if clerking for a judge).
• Oral argument experience or exposure to oral argument (i.e., if clerking for a judge).

Minimum Qualifications:

Admission to The Florida Bar and two years of professional experience in the practice of law, legal research, teaching law or in administrative or judicial meetings.

Information verifying answers to the Qualifying Questions must be found on the Employment Application.

Post-Employment Restrictions:

Pursuant to Section 350.0605(2), F.S., former Commission employees are prohibited from appearing before the Commission to represent any client regulated by the Commission on any matter in which he/she had participated and which was pending at the time of his/her termination.

Pursuant to Section 112.313, F.S., FPSC Senior Management Service or Selected Exempt Service employees shall not personally represent another person or entity for compensation before the Commission, for a period of two years following vacation of his/her position. Exceptions to this law are provided for former Commission employees who are employed by another agency of State government and those employed by the Commission prior to January 1, 1995.

How to Apply:

You may apply on-line for this position at https://jobs.myflorida.com/go/Public-Service-Commission/2818000/. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call People First Staffing Administration toll free at 1-877-562-7287.

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